Planooral it co



P. ()[MILLEFL WHEELED CULTIVATOR. 7

APPLICATION FILED OCT. a. 1918.

1,315,567; PatentedSept. 9, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

' n: coLlmulA PLANOGRAPH cm. WASHINGTON. D. c.

P. C. MILLER.

WHEELED CULTIVATOR. APPLICATION FILED ocna, 19I8.

' Patented Sept.- 9, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

'rm: COLUMBIA PLANOGRM'H c0., WASHINGTON. u. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL c. minimi e; 0F QAN; GETQEGIA.

WHEELED cumivmol Spedifice-tionof Letters Patent. P -t t d Se t, 9, 1919,

ti vat I' end is pe tieulerly e lep ed for use in plowing, cultivgjuing siding 0031;, C tt n, peanuts, oth e op hich are p d in w and w i h requ re eereiu cu tim i n o insure ge d pred ebsu u ntion onte'mple e h pre i ien of a transversely adjustable Wheeled tivator adapted to carry a, plurality of r h-Working ele ents h h, may be p p ly i posed for e gaging he greund at pp site sides of the gi wmg steps s h tw o mo e mes may be cu tivated t he me me i hout lihtel fie ing with er d ing inj ye th growing pla ns.

A t e Obje t f e inve ien i t provide an apparat s of thi beh meter which y be adjus d be Permit th Whee s to be re e n the erdine y wegbn rubs When he appa atus is being d iv lfto and WW f om the planted fields, hereby i unneeessery t pr video e meens o te nsp rting he el pelte us nd pe mitting the operator t d to a d frbm his Work e n ent on lso aims 0 provide an pr ve heeled cu ti a or Wh eh wi l re qu e on y on operat r and Whieh Wi l include novel mechanism a-rrzyngedwhereby he p rator may eenuen nfly hift h various movable elements .to, prope ly ,ad- 1' net the heels of the cu va or and al o th herking ment hemsel e so tha t eppe e us wil be. suited be bhee n iien under w ch the el ere er is werking- A fu her o j c f he inven ien s .to p v de a de i of th s ch l eet W ibh consists of cempgratively few parts and is ple in eenstruction, but durable and Well a apte o Wi h ie Il the rough usage o d' iees of th s cha acter 3111 .0 in rily su j d- 1 u F e full des r pti n of heinvenizien and the ad antages Len meritsthereef liefren e is o b o the follow ng des iptien and accompanying d a ing in hich 'g e l s e pler View of the epfpelieikus the axle i l b supp ted- T e Plelte [beu QMi d pt R be lel glm ii ely m v through th guide m mber $8 1 11 l tter being p o ided w h flang s 1 a QQ-DS QIF l Bd in sewed-w w h my invention;

F 2 i ee ee taken on the l es Fig. 3: i s a, section taken on the Q fiF g- 2: ub Re exr ng tee th re ings herein i il ust ed" he Pre r e ew of my in- *WnbiWh in which ike um ral ef relievenee udieete ike er corre ponding; Pers thro gho t the several Views, he supper;-

111g frem ine u les the pa al el lieu e her l nd 2 the er er end bf Wh sh ere edep ed b he seemed to e u a l sire d n e whe eby dra t enimels may be hernessed f e bheeppenetus 01 pu l ng ia e s ns Th rea m ls f, the ir -me bee e s med togeth r by the en eress b ur b ades 7 u sulteb y suspen ed f e ii iib fr m en bese ewer/in levers 8 e uneeted th reto w ereby the si l-Weber blede 7 may e be raise end low edbledies t eith r s de ef h rame, bher i ne,

he eelime my b ind pendently ed-just d y he estual en ef he levers Th s e 1 upon which the pemtor seat d i mounted :in a e nv nien plaice whe by e ive she lever be re dily reached by the perates- SuPPQ b n beams 12 mid 13 er a anged W th n the m appr x ma ly nt ewe die ih ends tbe ebf nd ext nd P nsyers ly across the spee betw en he f 'em bars 1 and 2. A supporting axle l9: dispos d be eath t e beemlfi nd is adapted to be m ve l gitudinelly se h f th Whe 15Whiehis a a hed te-ene end o the axl e transver ly adj s ed i h r spec to the frame Th eqx e 14: is h ld n slidin on es w h the beam 13 by sl iieble retai ing elem nt L6, Meu ed' bu b em 12 en 1-5 is e re ebi-Ye y R ne plet gfi rm 7 to: wh ch is secu ed a ue nelfll ke guide m mber 18 Wh eh receive 2 sl ding pl te 19, on nd bf hich i xieended bezsi ml th e d of th guid memb r 18 and berr e e depen ingibenger 20* .fi edt bhe Axl 1 e jeeenb he Wheel l be eby thls end b sh wn efledvenigegeju F g- 3 wuemby fgbe p e 19 held 11. ehdmg engegememt mth the gu de memb r,- The e lbf the Plebe 19,

QPPe i e be the end-$0 hisk-flee h ng r 2 is attached, is connected to one end of the vertical supporting arch 22 which consists of the two upright bars 23 and 24 connected at their upper ends by an arcuate portion 25. The end of the upright 23 is fixed to the plate 19 and the lower end of the upright 24 is attached to the stud shaft 26 upon which the right hand wheel 27 is mounted. The opposite end of this shaft 26 'is supported by an arm 28 which has its upper end connected to the upper portion of the upright 24 as shown .to advantage in Fig.2. It'will be noted that the frame which carries the cultivator blades, and the upright 15 supporting arch 22 are relatively transversely movable so that the wheel 27 may be'moved toward the left for changing the distance between the wheels and also to move the upright supporting arch toward the right for clearing the growing plant over which the supporting arch will pass, when the device is in operation. To manually cause this'change in the position of the parts, I have provided a lever 29 pivotally mounted on the frame bar 2 as indicated at .30, and which has connected thereto an operating cable 31 extended forwardly and passing around a roller 32 mounted on the top of the frame bar. 2 from which point the cable extends transversely across the frame and is fixed as at 33 to the outer end of the 'plate'19. It willibe noted that the latter is provided withla brace 34 which extends diagonally between the outer end of the "plate 19 and the intermediate portion of the upright 23. When the lever 29. is pulled, the cable will draw the plate 29 for sliding .it through the guide way 18 which will cause the upright supporting arch to move toward the left and away from the frame so that a row of growing plants may pass 'throughfthe' arch when the machine is in operation.

An'auxiliary cultivator blade 35 is employed on the outside of the wheel 27 and is mounted upon a supporting shaft 36 which may be extended to any convenient length whereby any number of cultivator blades as indicated at 35 may be mounted at this side of the apparatus. The. ends of .the stud shaft 264 support the arms 37 disposed 'on opposite sides of the wheel. 27 and having their rear ends connected .to the shaft 36 for supporting the same while the opposite ends .are joined'as shown by a fastening bolt 36. The arms 37, therefore, are pivotally mounted on the stud shaft 36 and the cultivator blade 35 is normally held in engagement with 'theground by the coil contractile spring which has one end fixed to the bolt'38gai1d theopposite end joined to the upr1ght supporting arm at a point near the upper end-of the vertical member 24. These j cultivatorblades' 35, however, maybe raised out of en agement with the ground by an operating lever 40, which is pivotally mounted as at 41 on the upright member 23, and which has connected thereto a cable 42 passing over the top of the upright supporting arch through the medium of conveniently located rollers 43 and downwardly on the opposite side thereof from which point it is connected to the shaft 36 as indicated at 44.

Since any number of cultivator blades 35 may be mounted upon the shaft 36 it will be obvious that the operation of the lever 40 will cause the shaft 36 to rise so that all of the'cultivator blades 35 will be raised out of engagement with the ground.

The foregoing description and accompanying drawings have reference to what might be considered to be the preferred or approved form of my invention. I desire it to be understood, that I may make such changes in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the character described, comprising a frame, having cultivator blades suspended therefrom, a wheel arranged at one side of and supporting the said frame, an upright supporting arch movable laterally with respect to the said frame and slidably connected therewith and provided with a wheel opposite to the said first mentioned wheel and movable with the said arch, 00 and means mounted on the frame and connected to the arch to receive manual actuation for imparting lateral movement to the said arch for varying the relative positions of the same with respect to the said frame.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a frame, cultivator blades sus pended from the frame, the said frame being provided at one side with a wheel to support the frame, a wheel arranged at the opposite side of the frame independently thereof, an arched member having one end connected to the said independently arranged wheel and its opposite end slidably joined to the said frame to permit lateral movement of the arched member and the said connected wheel toward and away from one side of the frame, and means to impart the said movement to-the arched member.

3.; A device of the character described comprising a frame having cultivator blades suspended therefrom and provided with an axle extending from one side, a wheel mounted on the end of the axle to support the frame, a wheel mounted at the opposite side of the frame independently thereof and adapted to be moved toward and away from the frame, an arcuate upright member having one end supported from the said indeend slidably connected to the said frame, a

plurality of cultivator blades, attached to the said independently mounted wheel, means to move the said arcuate member laterally with respect to the said frame whereby the said wheel may be moved toward and away from the frame to carry the said connected cultivator blade therewith, and means to raise and lower the said last mentioned plow element.

4. A device of the character described comprising a pair of wheels adapted to be moved toward and away from each other and independently mounted, a frame supported by one of the wheels and provided with a guide way, an arcuate supporting member including parallel luprights connected at their upper ends with a curved portion, the lower end of one of the parallel members being provided with a plate slidably received in the said guide way where by the said upright member may be moved laterallywith respect to the said frame, the

other parallel member being connected to and supported by the other wheel, a pair of arms pivotally mounted on the said last ber to raise and lower the plow elements, the

said means including a lever pivotally mounted on the frame to receive manual actuation, and means vadapted for manual actuation to impart the necessary movement to the said plate for moving the said upright member laterally with respect to the said frame.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PAUL o. MILLER.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

